Picture or mirror frame



Feb. 16,` 1932. 1. RAsKlN PICTURE OR MIRROR FRAME Filed sept. 1, 1951 fn ATTORNEY Patented Feb. `16, 1932 JACOB mm, Ol' YORK, N. Y.

PICTURE R HIBBOB. Fm

Application led September 1, 1981.

This invention relates to picture, mirror or other kind of frames, intended for accommodating a mirror or a transparent sheet of glass or the like within its structure.

The prime object of this invention is to provide an article of this sort in a more expeditious, less expensive, far more rugfged and highly decorative way than hereto ore produced articles of similar nature could be manufactured.

Another object of this invention is aprocess or method, by means of which the above stated advantages are readily accomplished.

The foregoing and still further objects of l this invention will become more fully apparent from the following specification, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, forming part of my disclosure, but by no means intended to limit the same to the actual showing, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a frame material sheet, provided with pierced or blanked-out openings.

Fig. 2 illustrates a similar frame material, covered by a decorative layer or sheet, applied over the pierced-out openings.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a frame material layer, covered with a decorative sheet and showing embossings and the provision of 3" apertures in the decorative sheet, corresponding1 to the openings made in the frame Inatef ria Fig. 4 is a plan view of a finished frame member with its decorative face upwards.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of such frame member, shown with its back 'face exposed.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a frame inlay.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a glass or mirror.

Fig. 8 illustrates a plan view of a back member for the frame with its finished or normally exposed face visible.

Fig. 9 is a typical cross-sectional view through a ortion of a finished frame.

Fig. 10 illustrates a perspective view of a frame edge covering, and

Serial No. 530,582.

Fig. 11 is agiers ective detailed view of a corner joint o suc edge-covering.

Before describing the foregoing figures in detail, it may be well to mention the present day method of manufacturing frames of similar nature, intended to be sold at a reasonable price to the public.

Picture and mirror frames of the inex- IEgnsive kind are generally made of cardard or other cheap material in what is lknown as book binders method. v A frame is formed from plain cardboard, covered with some decorative sheet of paper or cloth, which is cut to size and provided with ed es, adapted to be folded around the edges o the cardboard frame so that the edges of the opening of the frame and also the outer edges thereof are actually covered by the usuall turnedover and pasted-on edges of the ecorative sheet. When thus finished, each frame member' is individually embossed or otherwise decorated.

When the frame is intended for accommodating a icture under a glass, or when the frame is intended for serving as a mirror, a sheet of glass or mirror corresponding to the outer dimensions of the frame is cut and placed underneath the opening of the frame. When a back member is to be provided'with such frame, a sheet of cardboard of the same outer dimensions as that of the frame (and the glass) is cut out from another piece of cardboard, covered at its exposed side with some finishing or decorative sheet, the edges of which are turned inwards against the unfinished face of the back member.

In applying a glass or mirror and a back member, the outer overlapping edges of the decorative sheet preferably are not immediately attached to the back face of the frame member, but are attached over the back member, thereby holdin the frame and back members together an providing a neat finish. I

Of course, there are many different ways of forming a frame of inexpensive material, but as a whole the manufacture is that of book binders, and each frame has to be individuall handled, so as to lend the article a finishe appearance, particularly at the outer edges thereof. The heretofore used methods of the manufacture of such frames are more or less manual and their good appearance deends -upon the skill of the artisan. Aside rom this disadvantage, this method is costly, particularly in the wasteful necessity of cutting glass or mirrors of the same outer d1- mension or practically of that dimension as is the frame member itself.

The present process obviates all these disadvantages of the heretofore used methods, eliminates to a great extent the time taking labor of skilled artisans, saves in material, particularly in glassor mirrors and produces a much neater, safer, simpler and more decorative and useful article than those manufactured in the heretofore employed manner. Furthermore, the present method eliminates breakage and other damage to the frame, since it provides for the reinforcement of the entire frame structure.

In order to substantiate the'foregoing, reference is being had to the accompanying drawings, from the description of which the present method will be readily understood. In Fig. 1 there is shown a. sheet of frame member material, indicated at 10, from which is pierced or blanked-out a plurality of openings 11 at one operation. As'frame material I preferably employ cardboard, but any other inexpensive substance, capable of being readily handled in the same way as is cardboard, may be substituted.

Now the pierced frame material is covered completely at one face thereof with a layer of decorative material in sheet form, indicated at 12. This sheet not only covers the entire solid surface of the frame material, but also apertures 11. Sheet 12 is preferably pasted or otherwise attached to the upper surface of i the frame material so as to unite completely with the latter. Colored paper or clothof any description may be employed.

The third step in the present process is to pierce from the decorative sheet apertures 13, corresponding in outline to openings 11, but being smaller dimensionally. Vhen square openings are made in the frame material a correspondingly square aperture is provided in the decorative sheet, as clearly seen in Fig. 3, in which case corners of the sheet are also cut, as indicated at 14, so that edges 15 may be turned over and around the inner-edges of apertures 11 and attached to the rear surface of the frame material. For frame member openings of different shapes, corresponding -provisions must be made for neatly covering their edges with the decorative sheet material. While the piercing of apertures 13 is taking place, (in the same number at one time, as the blanking-out of openings 11), the decorative sheet is embossed, 1m rinted or otherwise supplied` with further ecorations, so as to enhance its appearance. At the same time while apertures 13 are provided and the embossing takes place, the cutting of the material to the proper frame size is also made, so that this third operation actually produces complete frame members, with the exception of the inner frame edge, which is finished b turning over and attaching the edges of the ecorative sheet. This is the only manual operation left in the production of the frame member, which, however, may also be made automatically.

It will'be observed that through the cutting of the frame members to the proper outer dimensions, both the frame material and the decorative sheet are cut through, whereby the edges of both are flush with one another. /T his is in contrast with the old method where the edge of the decorative sheet is overlap ed around the outer edge of the frame memer.

The finished frame member is shown in Fig. 4 with its outer face exposed, while in Fig. 5 the same frame member is illustrated with its rear face up. In Fig. 4 there is illustrated the now finished opening 11 of the frame member, in which the overlapping edges 15 of the decorative sheet are indicated in dotted lines and the decorations or embossings 16 are clearly visible. l The outer edges of the frame member are indicated at 17.

In order to economize on the glass or mirror sheets employed in connection with the frame, a frame inlay is provided, as shown in Fig. 6. This frame inlay is of the same outer size as the outer or peripheral dimension of the frame member, however, its inner opening 19 is larger in dimension than the inner opening 11 of the frame member. In Fig. 7 a mirror or glass sheet 20 is illustrated, showing that its outer dimensions correspond approximately to the dimensions of opening 19 of the in- In Fig. 8 there is shown a back member 21, the outer dimensions of which are the same as those of the frame member. The exposed face of the back member is preferably covered with some finishing or decorative sheet, similar to that shown in connection with the frame member, and indicated in Fig. 9 at 22. The back member may be either plain or may be so provided as to permit the insertion of the glass or mirror or of a picture behind the glass, in which case the back member is cut through adjacent to two long sides, as indicated at 23, and near the upper shorter side, as indicated at 24. In this way a swingable flap 25 is produced, which may be opened or closed and which operates about dotted line 26, forming an equivalent of a hinge connection.

At the upper end of the back member, there is provided a closure, indicated at 27, intended tol hold flap 25 in closed position within the back member. In order to facilitate the tion, its construction standing up of the finished frame, iiap 25 is preferably rovided with a stand, indicated at 28, attache at 29 to the iap and operative at line 30, forming an equivalent to a hinge con nection for the stand.

The assembly of the frame will be readily understood from the details of Fig. 9, Where a frame member is lainly shown in secisclosing the attachment of the decorative sheet 12 with a turnedover Hap v15 attached to the back face of the frame member. Opening 11 is smaller than window 19 of inlay 18. Also the dimensions of glass 20 may be readily compared from this figure with the inner dimensions of inlay 18. By measuring the opening of the frame member and that of the inlay, it becomes readily evident that the inlay recedes in respect to the frame member so that a distinct bearing or seat is provided for the glass 20.

Also the back member 21 is clearly illustrated in this figure, showing its iiap 25 and the stand 28 attached thereto at 29. It will be also seen that the back member at its inner surface is provided with a finishing sheet 31, adapted to be exposed through glass 20 when no picture is inserted behind the layer. Furthermore it will be observed that the outer edges of back member 21 and its finishing or decorative sheet 22 are'flush with one another and not in overlapping len agement of any sort. The dimensions ofg flap 25 are larger than opening 19 provided in the frame inlay, and consequently also larger than the outer dimensions of glass or mirror 20. This provision allows the insertion or removal of glass 20 and the placing behind the glass sheet of any desired picture, when flap 25 is opened.

The entire frame is finished at its outer edge by a channelled edge-member 32, which is illustrated in detail in Figs. 10 and 1l. This edge member is made preferably of metal in two sections, cut and folded to corners, as shown at 33, and provided at one end with a foldable extension 34, while its other end is pierced at to receive extension 34, which after having passed through aperture 35, is folded over and holds the free corners of the edge member together, as clearly seen in Fig. 11. Through this construction all the unfinished edges of the frame member, the frame inlay and the back member are neatly covered and firmly secured against one another, and the entire frame receives a highly decorative appearance. At the same time the edges are reinforced through the edge lmember and become secure against any damage which may be incurred by the usual handling of the frame. The edge member is preferably made of printed, lithographed or painted sheet metal and its physical structure supplies the desired rigidity required in its application.

In the manufacture of the frame it is l found preferable that the inlay be rigidly attached by luing or otherwise to the frame member, so t at these two members form one piece. In this way there is prevented a displacement of the two members, while being handled, and at the same time a lass or mirror placed Within the opening of t e inlay is prevented from slipping between the inlay and the frame member.

From the foregoing it will be clearly evident that the present method and construction of this invention is far superior to the existing art, and although only specific forms of its features were shown and ex lained, be it understood that variations an improvements may be incorporated therein without deviating from the broad scope thereof, and I therefore reserve for myself the right to make such changes and improvements 1n my invention as defined by the annexed claims.

I claim:

1. The process of making picture, mirror frames or the like, which consists of simultaneously blanking out from a frame material a plurality of openings corresponding to the size and shape intended to be exposed to vision, securing to one face of the blankedout frame material a sheet of decorative nature so as to entirely cover not only the remaining frame material, but also the blankedout openings; embossing, printing orother- Wise enhancing the appearance of the sheet, while thus secured to the frame material, blanking out from the sheet openings, corre- Sponding to or approximating the outline of, but smaller in size than the blanked-out openings made in the frame material, thus leaving overhanging edges of the sheet extending into and over the edges of the openings provided in the frame material; separating the blanked-out, covered and decorated frame material into uniform frame units of the de'- sired size and form; turning over the overhanging edges of the sheet and attaching,

them to the plain, opposite face of the frame material, thus finishing the edges of the openings made therein.

2. The process of makin picture, mirror frames or the like as set orth in claim 1; providing an inlay frame-corresponding in peripheral dimensions to that of said frame units, its opening corresponding in shape to, but being larger than the opening of the frame unit, placing said inlay frame against the plain or opposite face of the frame unit, inserting a glass or mirror into said inlay frame, corresponding in outer dimension to the opening dimensions of the latter, providing a back member having peripheral shape and dimensions corresponding to that of the frame unit, and placing it against the inlay frame and the glass or mirror secured therein, and covering and joining the outer, held-together edges of said frame unit, the

' ings, separating the frame material into frame units by cutting it and the covering sheet to desired shapes, leaving unfinished outer edges, and finishing the opening edges of the frame material by turning over and securing to the inner surface of the frame material the overhanging aperture edges of said sheet.

4. A picture or mirror frame, com rising a frontal or exposed frame unit provied with a decorative covering, the outer edges of the latter being flush with' those of the frame material, while its inner or opening edgesA are folded aroundsaid frame material, a frame inlay adjacent to the rear face of said frame unit and having outer peripheral dimensions corresponding to those of the latter, its opening being larger than that of the frame unit, a glass or mirror inserted into and corresponding in size to the opening of said frame inlay; a back member having unfinished outer edges and corresponding in dimensions to those of the frame unit, disposed adjacent to said frame inlay, and a channeled edge enclosure joining together and adapted to finish the unfinished outer edges of said frame unit, said frame inlay and said back member.y

5. A picture or mirror frame, as set forth in claim 4, said back member comprising a backing material provided with a decorative 'covering sheet secured to the outer or exposed surface of said material, the outer edges of said back member coinciding with ture. JACOB RASKIN.

those of said sheet, thereby leaving the edges 4 of both unfinished.

6. A picture or mirror frame, as set forth in claim 4, said back member comprising a sheet of backing material, a decorative covering sheet secured thereto at its outer or exposed surface, both backing material and' decorative sheet cut to the same desired shape and dimension, thereby leaving unfinished outer edges, a flap so provided from the back member as to leave a connection with the latter, permitting the flap to swing out for facilitating the insertion of a glass, mirror or picture into the frame, a catch or closure secured to said back member for holding the flap in closed position, and a stand attached to the flap.

7. In a mirror or picture frame composed of a` plurality of frame members having unfinished edges, the combination with such frame members of a channeled edge enclosing member adapted to finish the edges of said 

